Jimmie Johnson held off Dale Earnhardt Jr. at the wire on Sunday, taking the checkered flag in the 2013 Daytona 500. Earnhardt Jr. finished second, running out of room as he tried to chase down Johnson on the last lap. Danica Patrick, who ran in the top-10 all day, finished eighth after losing ground on the last lap.

The Daytona 500 started slow enough, with drivers content to wait things out in the early going. A wreck on lap 32 was our first real action of the day as numerous cars got caught up in the mess, leading to the second caution of the 500 -- the first was a debris caution just before the crash.

Did anyone else catch the mistake by the “start your engines” guy? He said, “Drivers and Danica, start your engines”. What, Danica isn’t a driver? If he had said Gentlemen instead of Drivers, it would have been correct.

Like the US military, women have no business doing some things they are not cut out to do, and driving a car 150 miles an hour is not one of them. If women were meant to race with men dykes would have infiltrated the sport years ago. If Patrick continues to race she will end up getting hurt bad.

As far as loudmouth Jimmy Johnson winning it, when he wins 3 more he’s caught up to Richard Petty.

I missed most of the race (took my eldest to select baseball tryouts), but caught the end. That was a heck of a move by Earnhardt Jr. and co. to push to the front right at the end. Patrick, of whom I’m led to believe ran a very disciplined and solid race, simply got caught in the wrong line when the jump occurred — felt more old-school in that respect, seeing one line or the other just hung out to dry with no chance of getting back in.

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posted on 02/25/2013 6:19:26 AM PST
by kevkrom
(If a wise man has an argument with a foolish man, the fool only rages or laughs...)

She’ll never win a NASCAR race and her piss-poor driving on the last lap proves it. She neeeds to go back home and get the beer cold for the men. That was the worst Daytona 500 I have ever watched. Anybody’s race at the end and Patrick could not hang with the big boys. The majority of the racers had already crashed and she still couldn’t take advantage of it. And just like women in combat, a man will end up dying so she can live. Mark it down.

Some of my ancestors were Catholic (though I am not) and I actually like the current Pope. Anyway, how in the hell did that get dragged into the equation? I like conservative Catholics. What a silly question.I also care about everyone’s politics as it tells me what kind of person they really are. BTW - I also detest Dale Jr. Much more than Danica since he is against someone having or displaying the Rebel Flag.

What about me is phony? Just because I don’t like someone does not make me a phony. I also love CONSERVATIVE women as I have three of them in my family - Wife and 2 daughters. What the hell is your problem dude?

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